Edtech companies create the tools and materials that help people learn. There are roles in sales, marketing, and customer success — often working directly with school districts, higher-ed administrators, or HR and training leaders.
If you’re technical, there’s always demand for engineers, designers, and product managers to build products. If your background is in education or curriculum, you’ll find opportunities to design learning experiences, assessments, and content that drive real impact in classrooms and workplaces.
Crucial Learning is a professional development company that helps people build communication, leadership, and productivity skills. Their courses include Crucial Conversations, Crucial Accountability, Crucial Influence, Getting Things Done, The Power of Habit, and tools for teamwork and behavior insights. The company has trained more than 2 million people worldwide, and nearly half of the Forbes Global 2000 use their programs to improve workplace performance.
Epic! is a digital reading platform for children ages 12 and under that helps schools and families build strong reading habits through easy access to books. The platform offers over 40,000 books, audiobooks, and educational videos, with tools for teachers to assign reading and track progress.
Element451 provides an AI-first student engagement and CRM platform for colleges and universities to manage the entire student lifecycle. It uses AI agents to automate admissions, marketing, and student success workflows such as personalized outreach.
Pursuit is a nonprofit that trains adults for high-paying technology careers. It provides intensive software engineering training followed by career coaching and employer support, with a strong focus on economic mobility.
Udemy offers courses to help people build job skills. It hosts more than 250,000 courses across topics like technology, business, and AI. Udemy serves ~82mm learners worldwide and works with over 17,000 organizations through Udemy Business to train employees at scale.